CHARLOTTE Sorry for the pain of your GD's losing their friend. Not sure how you drove haome and were there without being noticed...we are alot more nosy here
One thing we learned at puppy school was to put 1 part vinegar and 7 parts water in a squirt bottle...squirt the puppies, careful of the eyes, when they are doing something wrong--they usually don't like the vinegar..if they do then you can use regular listerene. This usually works, it has worked with Rylee on a number of things..the problem with the digging with our pups is that you have to catch them doing it...then spray them...you must punish only when you catch them doing it, otherwise they get confused on why they are being punished. We have only had Reba 2 weeks now and were careful on punishment with her at first..she was at the breeder for 4 months, then at her last home for only a few weeks..not being sure how she was treated and seeing that she was very nervous at first we didn't want to scare her...just carry a little squirt bottle with you, when the puppy bites at you squirt her..she'll catch on. Also, you can hold their mouths closed..doesn't take any pressure at all...and tell them NO BITE..grab them by their scruff if you have to and control them..it isn't mean or forcefull, just control over your pet...'cause you know best! not them. I have complete control over my pups...they own me
SAMI WOW!!!! great news on your daughter..you should all be so proud!! Sometimes it takes being held back for us to go forward..with a better attitude. You did the right thing, I know it was hard at the time. The play sounded really cool..glad your daughter had the lead and did well. Where are you gonna hang all those ribbons proud mom? remember in the "old" days when the kids made you things to "wear"
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I remember when my son was around 2 or so, I asked him what we should get his mom for Mother's Day, he said a "birdie hat" by luck I found a hat with a bird on it at the drug store..she wore it to church. We have confirmation tomorrow for my nephew and graduation next friday..good luck with yours. I hope your health is improving..and work. Have a great time with the family this week-end.
MARY You are right..Organic is expensive!! I don't know if you ever heard of Bob Burnquist, he is a bg time skate boarder..any way he live near us, he has his own organic farm..very good..but as you said..not cheap! Hope the book work goes well for you this week-end.
BETH ANNE How did the band do? are you in it or just a groupie
Hope you had good weather for the wedding..outside weddings are always risky aren't they? If you read earlier..my pups are eating up my strawberry plants..ahhhh Enjoy the holiday.
WILMA I am sure your life wasn't boring when your boys were younger! I wouldn't mind having some of those boring days from time to time. but with all the sports, kids, nephew and now puppies...FORGET IT! About a month ago I got really overwhelmed with all thr running around...happens every few years..ya know, those days where you leave the house at 5am and don't get back home until 9pm..day after day after day...then it passes. Wouldn't trade my life for anyone elses..just wish I could get a little break..sometimes...NAH!!
And I will tell you why...this week I got a letter from a young man, 22 yrs old in the Army...he was on my son's track and cross country teams in high school...anyway he wrote me a letter (he is in boot camp and I have been writing him) telling me and thanking me for always supporting him and cheering him on in his races and talking with him...then he said my own dad never came to 1 race in 4 years and you never missed one. A wonderful feeling for me, but also not the first time someone has told me the same story. A few years back there was a girl on my daughter's tennis team, her brother was on my son's high school basketball team--her dad went to the boys games but not the daughter's tennis matches...one day she thanked me for supporting her for all the years....then she said " Mr. Miller ya know the next tennis match will be my last one, she was a senior, and my dad has never seen me play..could you ask him to come and watch me?" I always talked to her dad after basketball games, and at that time he was playing with his son and my son in an adult league..after one game I went and watched I told him that it was her last match and she sure would like to see him there....anyway he did come..watched her for about ten minutes and then came down to the court my daughter was on and talked to me for about an hour while i watched my kid...never could figure it out..she is such a sweet kid--in fact she is the one I may have mentioned earlier that just graduated with her brother from college, the one I always wanted my son to marry
She is engaged...ahhh...shucks! Enjoy your family time this week-end...what's cookin'?
Well, I have been hanging out here too long...gotta go.
WORSHIP tomorrow and THANK EVERY VETERAN YOU KNOW and PRAY for the others!!
ALSO..the above Army friend of mine could use some prayers...homesick and confused..scared..his name is Juan Sanchez.